Footballers to go to another practice tour

Squad to train in Middle East ahead of AFC U22 qualifiers.


Our Correspondent May 28, 2012
Footballers to go to another practice tour

KARACHI: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will now send the team for a practice tour to the Middle East next month ahead of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U22 Championship qualifiers that start on June 23 in Saudi Arabia.

According to PFF Secretary Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi, the federation has been in talks with Oman, the UAE and Bahrain where the team could play practice matches. The official added that the PFF was hopeful of a better result this time around.

“Scoring is our biggest issue,” Lodhi told The Express Tribune. “The objective behind spending all that money is that they should develop the required skills. Pakistan is one of the weaker sides but I expect them to put up a fight.”

Meanwhile, Lodhi added that the PFF’s long-term plan is to make transform the current under-22 team into the national side, which will result in a number of senior players getting axed.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2012.

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